Sergei ChechinJuly 14, 2008Sergei Chechin, 52, of Honolulu, a submarine specialist and oceanographer, died in Kyrgyzstan. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is survived by wife Svetlna, son Pavel, mother Alla Frez and father Vladimir. Private services. For more information, please call 386-9102.

Doris GomesJuly 18, 2008Doris Gomes, 90, of Aiea died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John III and Glenn, daughter Ereinah Northcott, brothers Gilbert and Leroy Rodrigues, sister Harriet McGee, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ralph G. GonzalezJuly 20, 2008
Ralph G. "Speedy" Gonzalez, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Air Force Academy first liaison officer in Delaware County, Pa., died at home. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by son Deane and sister Bunny Palmer. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Edward James MedeirosJuly 20, 2008Edward James "Butchie" Medeiros, 52, of South Point, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Leiala Batalona, sons Titus Medeiros and Pono Oliveira, daughter Nohea Quigg, father Gilbert Sr., brother Gilbert Jr., sisters Peggy Tolentino and Gail Medeiros, and four grandchildren. Visitation: all night tomorrow at family residence at South Point, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Assembly of God. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire.

Clifford David MottaJune 15, 2008Clifford David Motta, 77, of Hilo, formerly of Oahu, a retired Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons David "Kalei," Kalani and Malu; daughters Deborah Rutkowski and Michelle Padgett; brother Dolthin; sisters Piolani and Lena; hanai sister Bernice McKeague; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church on Nuuanu Ave. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed July 8.

Stanley Theodore OrtJuly 18, 2008
Stanley Theodore Ort, 63, of Pukoo, Molokai, an artist, died in Pukoo. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He is survived by wife Frances, daughter Samantha and a grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.

Gilbert William PerryJuly 3, 2008Gilbert William Perry, 86, of Mililani, a retired city employee and Army veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Lorraine, Genevieve and Ethel Perry- Medeiros. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.

Anastacio Cadiz RanchesJuly 13, 2008Anastacio Cadiz Ranches, 91, of Honolulu, a retired construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Epifania; sons Rudy, Larry and Nestor; daughters Lydia and Bella Ranches and Myrna Nielsen; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Brownislawa SieradzkiJuly 18, 2008
Brownislawa Sieradzki, 83, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She is survived by husband Tadeusz, sons Richard and Henry, and a grandchild. Private services.

Lynne M. SmithJuly 18, 2008Lynne M. Smith, 86, of Kailua, an artist and painter of hula dancers, died in Honolulu. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She is survived by daughters Dudley Smith Preis and Dana Smith Gentilly, and a grandchild. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Church, 160 Mookua St., Kailua. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Unity Church.

Joseph Marciano TinaoJuly 17, 2008
Joseph Marciano Tinao, also known as "Blah" and "Mr. T," 77, of Kailua-Kona, a retired carpenter/foreman for Mars, Hawaiian Dredging, Goodfellow Bros. and Fletcher Pacific construction companies and Army veteran who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment during Korean War, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Halawa Valley, Molokai. He is survived by wife Dora; sons Gary, Patrick, Edward and Robert; daughter Jolene Wike; hanai daughters Kalei Mitchell-Tinao and Bonnie Benzon; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 2 at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. No flowers.

Francesca Maria TortoraJuly 15, 2008Francesca Maria Tortora, 48, of Mililani, a claims examiner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by son Joshua I. Kupihea, parent Marion and sister Virginia. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at www.librarieshawaii.org. The index goes back several decades.